One of the main recommendations contained in the report E/CN.4/1998/40 stated that “As regards information, particularly information held by Governments, the Special Rapporteur strongly encourages States to take all necessary steps to assure the full realization of the right to access to information.” In particular, the Special Rapporteur was of the view that the right to seek, receive and impart information imposes a positive obligation on States to ensure access to information, particularly with regard to information held by Government in all types of storage and retrieval systems, including film, microfiche, electronic capacities and photographs.
Una de las principales recomendaciones que figura en el informe E/CN.4/1998/40 afirmaba que "en lo que respecta a la información, en particular la información presentada por los gobiernos, el Relator Especial insta decididamente a los Estados a que adopten todas las medidas necesarias para garantizar la plena realización del derecho al acceso a la información".